Dietary Aide (24hr, Day/Evening, Every Weekend)

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Needham, AL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital−Needham (BID−Needham) is a licensed 58-bed acute care community hospital that has served residents in Needham, Newton, Dedham, Dover, Medfield, Sherborn, Wellesley, Westwood and other surrounding communities for more than 100 years. The hospital has been recognized by several organizations for quality and safety, including the Gold Seal of Approval® from The Joint Commission and a first-place Accountable Care Compass Award from the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA). BID−Needham is part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, a new health care system that brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, more than 4,000 physicians and 35,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access to great care and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education. BID Needham has had a direct affiliation with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center since 2000, facilitating the clinical integration of staff and resources in emergency medicine, hospital medicine (hospitalists), cardiology, radiology, orthopaedics, pathology, as well as many surgical services and oncology housed in the Beth Israel Deaconess Cancer Center and Surgical Pavilion. The Dietary Aide, under the direction of the Chef/General Manager, performs a variety of food service activities in the Food & Nutrition department. This role is responsible for sanitation of china, silverware, pots, equipment and floors in the department, preparing/portioning cold food for tray line and traveling meals, working on tray line, assembling and delivering functions and par stocks to nourishment kitchens, and receiving and storing deliveries per department standards.

Requirements

• Some High School required.
• 0-1 years related work experience required.
• Basic familiarity with computers.
• Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.
• Ability to make decisions that are based on specific instructions, standard practices and established procedures which generally require little or no supervision.
• Ability to address problems that are routine, somewhat repetitive and generally solved by following clear directions and procedures and by identifying opportunities for process improvements.
• Ability to follow general instructions and procedures as provided.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers.
• Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
• Ability to demonstrate basic knowledge of fundamental concepts, practices and procedures with the ability to use them in routine situations.
• Ability to interact respectfully with other employees, professional staff and/or external contacts to offer ideas, identify issues, obtain information or deliver services.
• Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving.
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
• Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Neonatal:Birth to 6 months, Youth: 6 months to 16 years, Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 - 60 years, Elderly: 60 -.
• Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience as dietary aide in healthcare setting preferred

Responsibilities

• Prepares cold food as assigned for patient line and traveling meals.
• Delivers and retrieves food carts/trays from patient units following all infection control guidelines
• Washes pot, pans and utensils according to departmental guidelines.
• Stores clean items in an organized and sanitary manner.
• Follows all food production standards out-lined in HAACP-Quality control program.
• Maintains the cleanliness of assigned work area per department standards, and performs cleaning activities as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees